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Disorganised sects are in opposition (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

resistance

'opposition' is the definition.
(I know that opposition can be written as resistance)

'disorganised sects are in' is the wordplay.
'disorganised' indicates an anagram.
'sects'+'are'+'in'='sectsarein'
'sectsarein' is an anagram of 'RESISTANCE'.

(Other definitions for resistance that I've seen before include "fighters in wartime" , "Freedom fighters - it's measured in ohms" , "Withstanding" , "Rebellious group" , "Rebels" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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